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River Flood Advisory 87, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

July 7, 2014Clinton County, Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this river flood advisory at Jul 7, 2014, 3:42 AM EDT for Clinton County, Michigan. It was in force for 13 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 7, 2014, 3:42 AM EDT (07:42 UTC)
Expired: Jul 20, 2014, 2:00 PM EDT
In force: 13 days
Issued by: NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Clinton County, MI

The radar

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Maple River at Maple Rapids (MRPM4).

Action stage: 7 ft
Minor stage: 9 ft
Moderate stage: 11 ft
Major stage: 13 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04115000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Grand Rapids, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood advisory went out at Jul 7, 3:29 AM EDT, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 3:29 AM EDT, 13 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 7:53 AM EDT, 19 hours 49 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
753 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2014

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-071015-
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-
INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
753 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME NUMEROUS TONIGHT. A
FEW OF THE STORMS  COULD BE SEVERE. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL
ARE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. THERE IS AN ELEVATED RISK FOR EXCESSIVE
RAIN TO PRODUCE SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOODING. WHERE THE STORMS
PERSIST...MORE THAN TWO INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE.  FREQUENT
LIGHTNING COULD ACCOMPANY THE STORMS. THE MAIN STORM MOTION WILL BE
EAST SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 25 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND AGAIN ON
SATURDAY. GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL COULD ACCOMPANY THE STORMS.
IN ADDITION...RAINFALL COULD BE HEAVY ON THOSE DAYS AS WELL. A
COUPLE OF NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP MONDAY AND
WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

LMZ844>849-071015-
ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI-
HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI-
WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI-
753 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HAZARDOUS BOATING AND SWIMMING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
TONIGHT DUE TO HIGH WINDS AND WAVES.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME NUMEROUS BY TONIGHT. A FEW OF THE STORMS
THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT COULD BE SEVERE. DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL ARE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE.  THE MAIN STORM MOTION WILL BE EAST SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 25
MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND AGAIN ON
SATURDAY. GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL COULD ACCOMPANY THE STORMS. A
COUPLE OF NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP MONDAY AND
WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

MJS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 7, 12:55 AM EDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1255 AM EDT MON JUL 7 2014

MIZ038>040-044>046-051-052-070600-
CLARE-GRATIOT-ISABELLA-LAKE-MECOSTA-MONTCALM-NEWAYGO-OSCEOLA-
1255 AM EDT MON JUL 7 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

AT 1251 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ALTONA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MOUNT PLEASANT...     HARRISON...           ALMA...
  CLARE...              EVART...              MECOSTA...
  MARION...             STANTON...            BARRYTON...
  EDMORE...             WEIDMAN...            FARWELL...
  ROSEBUSH...           ITHACA...             ASHLEY...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS TO BLOW
AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. SEEK
SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

&&

LAT...LON 4416 8461 4347 8460 4347 8436 4312 8436
      4312 8476 4316 8531 4330 8532 4329 8604
      4417 8604
TIME...MOT...LOC 0455Z 266DEG 38KT 4353 8530

NJJ

Local storm report, Jul 7, 1:00 AM EDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
100 AM EDT MON JUL 7 2014

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0100 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 ENE KENTWOOD          42.89N 85.54W
07/07/2014  M1.53 INCH       KENT               MI   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            HEAVY RAIN DURATION 5 HOURS

&&

NWS GRAND RAPIDS MI
IRIS SYSTEM

Special weather statement, Jul 7, 1:39 AM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 7, 2:15 AM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 7, 2:39 AM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 7, 3:03 AM EDT, 39 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 6, 8:12 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	GRR		48 min
Jul 6, 8:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Montcalm	64 min
Jul 6, 9:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Kent	55 min
Jul 6, 9:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Ottawa	37 min
Jul 6, 9:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Isabella, Mecosta, Montcalm	18 min
Jul 6, 9:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRR	Montcalm	6 hr
Jul 6, 10:21 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRR	Kent	5 hr
Jul 6, 10:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Barry, Ionia, Kent	45 min
Jul 6, 11:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Kent	59 min
Jul 6, 11:19 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GRR	Gratiot, Ionia, Kent, Montcalm	12 hr
Jul 6, 11:54 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRR	Isabella, Mecosta	6 hr
Jul 6, 11:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Clinton, Ionia	96 min
Jul 7, 12:13 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Ionia	32 min
Jul 7, 12:21 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Clinton	54 min
Jul 7, 12:27 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GRR	Clinton	12 hr
Jul 7, 12:35 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GRR	Isabella, Mecosta, Newaygo	12 hr
Jul 7, 12:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Clare, Gratiot, Isabella, Lake, Mecosta, Montcalm and 2 more	65 min
Jul 7, 1:03 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Gratiot	57 min
Jul 7, 1:39 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Clinton, Eaton, Ionia, Kent	66 min
Jul 7, 3:03 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Kalamazoo and 1 more	87 min
Jul 7, 3:42 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Ionia	8 days
Jul 7, 4:22 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson, Kalamazoo	83 min
Jul 7, 4:35 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRR	Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson, Kalamazoo	6 hr
Jul 7, 5:13 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GRR	Barry, Eaton, Ingham	12 hr
Jul 7, 9:23 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	GRR	Gratiot	41 hr
Jul 7, 11:01 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	GRR	Gratiot, Ionia, Montcalm	24 hr

Nearby

River Flood Advisories in Michigan, 2014 Every river flood advisory in 2014

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.